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Bobita
Actor

Bobita

30 Jul 1953Born
73Age
33Credits
Bagerhat, East Pakistan, PakistanBirthplace

Biography

Farida Akhtar Poppy, known by her stage name Babita, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She is best known for her performance in Satyajit Ray's Distant Thunder, a novel adaptation about the Bengal famine of 1943, which won the Golden Bear prize at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival in 1973. She was active in the 1970s through 1990s as an actress in Bangladeshi films. She acted in 275 films.

After winning the National Film Award in 1975, she won three consecutive best actress prizes. She won Best Actor in 1986, Best Producer in 1997 and Best Supporting Actress Award twice in 2002 and 2012.

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In addition, she was awarded the lifetime achievement award of the National Film Award in the year 2016. In 2023, Bob Dubey, the mayor of Richardson, a city in North Texas, officially declared August 5 as "Babita Day" in honor of her.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAA Fisful of RiceFilm
  2. TBAPadma Meghna JamunaFilm
  3. TBAPitched RoadFilm
  4. TBAHason RajaFilm
  5. TBANoyonmoniFilm
  6. 2012Khodar Pore MaFilm: Munna's Mother
  7. 2011Ke Apon Ke PorFilm
  8. 2005Char Satiner GharFilm: Khan Shaheb's first wife
  9. 2002Strir MorjadaFilm: Shahana
  10. 1999DhorFilm
  11. 1999Madam FuliFilm: Salma
  12. 1996Dipu Number TwoFilm: Dipu's Mother
  13. 1996Mayer OdhikarFilm: Asha Siddiqui, Robin's mother
  14. 1996The InsectsFilm: Shafia
  15. 1996Jibon SongsarFilm
  16. 1986Tin konnaFilm: Bobi
  17. 1985AfflictionFilm: Ivy
  18. 1983DurdeshFilm
  19. 1981Jonmo Theke JolchiFilm
  20. 1979And She Was BeautifulFilm: Sundori
  21. 1978Dumurer PhulFilm
  22. 1978The Endless TrailFilm: Golapi
  23. 1977BasundharaFilm
  24. 1975LathialFilm: Banu
  25. 1974Alor MichilFilm: Alo
  26. 1973Abar Tora Manush HoFilm
  27. 1973Distant ThunderFilm: Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
  28. 1973Quiet Flows the MeghnaFilm: Anita Gupta
  29. 1972In Flames of SunriseFilm: Romena
  30. 1972Manusher MonFilm: Parul "Paru"
  31. 1971Jaltey Suraj Ke NicheyFilm
  32. 1971ShorolipiFilm: Mita
  33. 1970Taka Ana PaiFilm

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